{"id":5293,"date":"2016-01-27T13:25:14","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T12:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/01\/27\/antibarbari-vrouwen-1-verpulvert-zestienhoven\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:18","slug":"antibarbari-vrouwen-1-verpulvert-zestienhoven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/01\/27\/antibarbari-vrouwen-1-verpulvert-zestienhoven\/","title":{"rendered":"Antibarbari\u2019s women\u2019s A squad crushes Zestienhoven"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antibarbari Vrouwen 1 tegen Zestienhoven.<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>

Antibarbari\u2019s women\u2019s A team scored a convincing victory in the first round of the VoetbalRijnmond Cup tournament last Tuesday night. In pouring rain, the student team completely outclassed its opponent, Zestienhoven, for the entire game. Antibarbari\u2019s superiority was obvious even before half-time: 4-0. \u2018The Conjos\u2019, as the team are known, added two more goals in the second half, ending up with a resounding 6-0 victory.<\/p>\n

Coach Roderik van Zevenbergen\u2019s players had had several weeks\u2019 worth of winter break. In other words, they\u2019d had sufficient time to prepare for the opening round of the regional VoetbalRijnmond Cup tournament. On a drenched pitch at the Toepad complex, the home team took on its visitors from Overschie.<\/p>\n

Dominance<\/h3>

If Antibarbari had got out of practice following the winter break, it wasn\u2019t noticeable, with the home team kicking off the game in a convincing manner. After about a dozen minutes, striker Anne Lavooij \u2013 nicknamed \u2018The Wrecking Ball\u2019 \u2013 used a beautiful free kick to score the opening goal. Soon afterwards, Zestienhoven\u2019s clumsy defence allowed Lavooij to score again. A hard shot into the top corner of the goal gave her team a 2-0 lead. Antibarbari remained the dominant force on the pitch, never allowing its visitors to get into the game. An own goal by Zestienhoven helped Antibarbari to a 3-0 lead. Just before half-time, the Rotterdam team stitched up the game, with Lavooij\u2019s long-distance kick completing her perfect hat-trick.<\/p>\n

Antibarbari slackened the reins somewhat in the second half, but still managed to create a few dangerous opportunities, even without really trying. A long-distance shot only barely missed the goal, with Lavooij proving that she is capable of missing opportunities. Zestienhoven looked like they were on their last legs, and the home team made the most of this fact by scoring a fifth goal. All the visitors could do in return was a decent free kick. Antibarbari added some pressure in the final minutes of the game, which resulted in a nice kick into the close corner and a 6-0 final score.<\/p>\n

\u2018We were extra highly motivated today\u2019<\/h3>

After the game, team captain Alexandra van den Heerik \u2013 a former EUR sociology student \u2013 was very happy to note that Antibarbari had been able to express its superiority (Antibarbari is a first-league team, whereas Zestienhoven is a fourth-league team) in its score. After all, not even a year ago, the Conjos were defeated by a similar fourth-league team. \u2018When you\u2019re playing three leagues higher than your opponent, you should win by five goals, at least. We were trying to make up for the defeat we suffered last year, so we were extra highly motivated today.\u2019<\/p>\n

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